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Still Life with a Cat

Technical Details
  • Title
    Still Life with a Cat
  • Author
    Johannes Fyt
  • Year
    1640 - 55
  • Dimensions
    cm 106 x 145
  • Inventory
    305
  • Room
    XXXIII

This painting has been in the Brera since 1813 together with its companion piece, Still life with a Crossbow, signed bottom left: “Jan Fyt”. The Flemish artist Jan Fyt was an oustanding painter of animals, his work much appreciated for its meticulous attention to detail. The still life genre also spawned a flourishing market in Italy and was one of the most popular genres with a broad variety of patrons.

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